FIELD TRIP: A Hawaiian Breadfruit Rev'ULUtion

What even IS a breadfruit? How do you cook it? Why have Pacific Islanders grown it for so long? Can it solve world hunger? And what does it have to do with an infamous 18th century mutiny on the high seas? Pack your bags and hop aboard for not one but two island excursions to learn all about this rev-u’lu-tionary tropical staple. We start on a breezy Catalina Island dock to hear about the ethnobotany and ecobiology of breadfruit from Dr. Noa Kekuewa Lincoln before making our way to a farm tucked away on Hawaii’s Big Island for a tour from research assistant and PhD candidate Dolly Autufuga. On the itinerary: learning where it grows to planting one in your backyard to what’s that white sticky stuff and how do you make sure it doesn’t drop on your noggin? Let’s go Field Tripping.

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Learn more about the Rev’ULUtion at EatBreadfruit.com

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A donation went to the Chef Hui Fund, via EatBreadfruit.com

Links to things we discussed:

Cultivation potential projections of breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) under climate change scenarios using an empirically validated suitability model calibrated in Hawai’i (This study has a great map.)

A Breadfruit Tree in Every Yard

ʻUlu Production Practices

‘Ulu Lā - ‘Ulu Chocolate Mousse

Real Food Encyclopedia | Breadfruit

Artocarpus

Interactions between People and Breadfruit in Hawai’i: Consumption, Preparation, and Sourcing Patterns

Pre-Contact Vegetation and Persistence of Polynesian Cultigens in Moloka‘i

From forests to farming: identification of photosynthetic limitations in breadfruit across diverse environments 

"Searching for Sustainable Agriculture in Hawaii" in "Thinking Like an Island: Navigating a Sustainable Future in Hawai‘i", 

Cultivation potential projections of breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) under climate change scenarios using an empiric

Impact of microclimate on Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg var Ma’afala fruit and nutritional quality

Interactions between People and Breadfruit in Hawai’i: Consumption, Preparation, and Sourcing Patterns

Hawaii’s life zones

Breadfruit originated in New Guinea and the Indo-Malay region and was spread throughout the vast Pacific by voyaging islanders

Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis and hybrids): A traditional crop with the potential to prevent hunger and mitigate diabetes in Oceania

The tide of dietary risks for noncommunicable diseases in Pacific Islands: an analysis of population NCD surveys

Against the Tide of Change: Diet and Health in the Pacific Islands

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